Date   : Sun, 05 Feb 2006 12:13:30 +0000
From   : Paul J <peterbilt@...>
Subject: Re: Making a 3.5" Beeb floppy drive

>
> > Finally you might require an 8 way keyboard jumper :-
> > These are required to configure the BBC to operate with higher pulse
> > response drives and are fitted to the holes bottom right of the BBC
> > keyboard.


You can set these with a *FX command anyway, although the Sony MPF920 drive
I used worked with the default settings. Was just slow, and you can hear th
e
individual steps between the tracks; just the same as the beeb 5.25 drives.
I use *FX255,207,0 followed by break to speed up the seeks.

Regards,
Paul.

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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">&gt; Finally you might require a
n 8 way keyboard jumper :-<br>&gt; These are required to configure the BBC
to operate with higher pulse
<br>&gt; response drives and are fitted to the holes bottom right of the BB
C<br>&gt; keyboard.</blockquote>
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<div>You can set these with a *FX command anyway, although the Sony MPF920
drive I used worked with the&nbsp;default settings. Was just slow, and you
can hear the individual steps between the tracks; just the same as the beeb
 
5.25 drives. I use *FX255,207,0 followed by break to speed up the seeks.</d
iv>
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<div>Regards,</div>
<div>Paul.</div></div>